Dirt in your skirt blog

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Posted on August 31, 2015 by Melanie Blenis
  I recently spent a weekend at an Ivy League school. When headed to the gym, I was told that the gym I was to use is informally deemed the ‘men’s gym’. Of course, women are permitted in the gym, but all but a few women are found in another......
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Posted on August 27, 2015 by Melanie Blenis
Talking with friends the other day, the subject of ‘that thing’ came up. ‘That thing’ refers to that which keeps us from being our best, most healthy selves. It is a thing of sabotage, feelings of inadequacy or worse. It is that thing that causes, in spite of knowing what......
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Posted on August 26, 2015 by Margaret Schlachter
Brenna Calvert has been in obstacle racing for a few years. She has recently made her splash in the industry with a number of successful results. Most recently she took home a win last weekend at Savage Race.   How did you get involved in your sport? I started a......
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Posted on August 6, 2015 by Margaret Schlachter
One thing we all love about obstacle racing is the swag. Many of us are self proclaimed gear and bling whores. It’s all fun and we love our stuff. For those who have been racing for years, the stuff quickly piles up and ends up overtaking your dresser. So the......
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Posted on August 3, 2015 by Margaret Schlachter
Last week I wrote about the path of rewilding through obstacle racing. The sport of OCR has transformed lives and honestly transformed the sporting landscape drastically over the past couple of years. Many still may not know what this whole industry is, but more and more commercials, media, and corporations......